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Making Climate Capital Work: Unlocking $8.5bn for South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
A 2022 paper which aims to provide targeted recommendations towards a high-impact, catalytic deployment of the $8.5bn commitment. [Originally posted at https://www.systemiq.earth/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Making-Climate-Capital-Work.pdf]
The Role of Ownership in a Just Energy Transition
A 2018 report which briefly reviews developmental weaknesses as they relate specifically to ownership before offering an alternative vision of how renewable energy can be implemented in South Africa as part of a just energy transition. [Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Just-Energy-Transition-The-Role-of-Ownership-in-a-Just-Energy-Transition.compressed.pdf]
A Just Transition: Realising the Opportunities of Decorbonisation in the North of England
A 2019 report which discusses challenges in the way of a 'just transition' in more detail and make the case for a new approach that puts economic and social justice at the heart of energy and skills policy in the North of England. [Originally posted at https://www.ippr.org/files/2019-03/energy-skills-march19.pdf]
The Just Transition Transaction: A Developing Country Coal Power Retirement Mechanism
A 2021 paper which provides a summary of how a proposed Just Transition Transaction (JTT) could be put together. [Originally posted at https://meridianeconomics.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-28_What-is-the-JTT_Final-Report.pdf]
Harnessing EU Funds for Romania's Renewable Energy Transition
A 2021 report which analyzes the critical juncture Romania now faces for shaping its planning and investment decisions for the next decade, a decade that will be decisive for climate action. It outlines the various funding possibilities that could be operationalized to drive the renewable energy transition. [Originally posted at https://sandbag.be/wp-content/uploads/Sandbag-report-RE-in-Romania.pdf]
Resources on the Just Energy Transition in South Africa
A 2022 review which highlights and explores the literature on the just energy transition in South Africa. [Originally posted at https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/20.500.12413/17598/1134_Resources_on_the_just_energy_transition_in_South_Africa.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
A Future Without Coal: Banking on Asia's Just Energy Transition
A 2021 study which reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region. [Originally posted at https://responsibank.id/media/497354/a-future-without-coal-banking-on-asias-just-energy-transition.pdf]
A Green Economy Transition Program for South Korea
A 2022 study which outlines a workable climate stabilization framework for South Korea, building from the government’s own Green New Deal program as well as a number of related research studies, written by both government agencies and a range of independent researchers. [Originally posted at https://peri.umass.edu/economists/robert-pollin/item/1594-a-green-economy-transition-program-for-south-korea]
Multilateral Development Banks: Supporting the Aims of a Just Transition – An Initial Stocktake
A 2020 study which has been commissioned by the members of the Paris Alignment Working Group (PAWG) as part of the work related to Building Block 4 (on engagement and policy development). It presents an initial stocktake of Multicultural Development Bank (MDB) and non-MDB 'just transition' activities to date, and presents a way forward for MDBs to enhance their support for the aims of a 'just transition' through the PAWG. It has been conducted through a series of interviews and desk-based research between April and July 2020. [Originally posted at https://www.ebrd.com/mdb-technical.pdf]
Seeking a Just Transition: How Lawyers Can Contribute to Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change
A 2021 report in which Lawyers for Climate Action NZ call for protection of the environment to be woven into the legal and economic structures. [Originally posted at https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/assets/LawTalk-covers-and-PDFs/LawTalk-945.pdf]
Shipping's Energy Transition: Strategic Opportunities in Mexico
A 2022 report which calls on relevant actors to engage further in order to realize energy transition opportunities for Mexico. [Originally posted at https://www.globalmaritimeforum.org/content/2022/07/Shippings-energy-transition_Strategic-opportunities-in-Mexico.pdf]
The Governance of Just Transition in Greece and in Europe
A 2021 report which first reviews the relevant European Union legal framework governing the governance mechanisms of the transition and focuses on good examples of governance from three lignite regions of Europe. It then presents the key elements of the governance mechanism proposed by the government, as reflected in the Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs) and the Just Development Transition Program (PDAM). The report concludes with a critical assessment of the Greek governance mechanism and the elaboration of specific recommendations for its improvement. [Originally posted at https://thegreentank.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/202107_GreenTank_JustTransition_Governance_Report_EN.pdf]
Four Principles for a Participatory Just Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
A 2020 position paper which lays out four principles for a 'just transition' in Ukraine and the Western Balkans. [Originally posted at https://bankwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/position-JT-WB-UA.pdf]
Climate Finance and Just Transition - Case Study: The Netherlands
A 2021 report which discusses how climate finance can deliver climate solutions and justice in a way that works for people, communities and the environment. [Originally posted at https://actionaid.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ActionAid_ClimateFinanceRapport-low-res.pdf]
Green Transition in Africa: Implications for Sweden and the EU
A 2022 paper which explores green transition dynamics in Africa by analyzing drivers and bottlenecks and what that could mean for Sweden and the EU’s engagement with the African continent in the context of the EU Green Deal. [Originally posted at https://ecdpm.org/wp-content/uploads/Green-Transition-Africa-Implications-Sweden-EU-ECDPM-Discussion-Paper-320-2022.pdf]
Greener Workplaces for a Just Transition: A Wales TUC Toolkit for Trade Unionists
A 2021 toolkit which aims to provide information to help union officers and reps in Wales who want to take action on the climate emergency and negotiate for greener and fairer workplaces. It is designed to support the voice of workers and their unions. [Originally posted at https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-06/greenerworkplaces_may21_2.pdf]

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Covid-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector The COVID 19 pandemic hit India hard in early 2020, with negative GDP growth and a surge in unemployment. In the energy sector, coal fired power generation was already under pressure from overcapacity, low electricity demand growth, and increasingly competitive renewables.
Considerations for a Just and Equitable Energy Transition As the energy transition accelerates, it is our responsibility, it is our opportunity, to ensure that in addition to contributing to a healthy planet by replacing fossil fuels with clean energy sources, this is accomplished in a just and equitable manner providing prosperity for all.

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